LONDON, 19-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Equistone Partners Europe Limited (“Equistone”), one of Europe’s leading mid-market private equity investors, today announces its investment in Willerby (or “the Company”), the UK’s leading manufacturer of static holiday homes. Equistone has acquired a majority stake … Read the full press release
PARIS, 19-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) is providing a € 10 million loan to Municipality Credit Iceland (MCI) in order to co-finance investment projects undertaken by Icelandic municipalities and municipal companies. The loan provided by … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Iceland, Investment
Tagged CEB, Council of Europe Development Bank, Icelandic municipalities, Rolf Wenzel
HELSINKI, 16-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Mehiläinen, a Triton Fund III company, and LocalTapiola, a leading Finnish insurance company, will start a strategic partnership. The aim of the companies is to enable a more streamlined service for shared customers and to develop … Read the full press release
Posted in Finland, Healthcare, Insurance, Investment
Tagged Erkki Moisander, Finnish insurance company, Janne-Olli Järvenpää, LocalTapiola, Mehiläinen, Triton Fund III
STOCKHOLM, 15-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Further growth in Australia has been on the I-MED agenda since EQT Mid Market entered as owner. Now, the company takes another big leap forward with two strategic acquisitions. Australian-based I-MED Radiology Network was formed … Read the full press release
Posted in Healthcare, Investment, Management, Sweden
Tagged EQT, Fredrik Åtting, I-MED Radiology Network, Steven Rubic
BRUSSELS, 14-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Further to the initiation of the share buy-back programme announced on 10 August 2016, Ageas reports the purchase of 155,446 Ageas shares on NYSE Euronext Brussels in the period from 05-06-2017 until 09-06-2017. Date Number ofShares … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Insurance, Investment
Tagged Ageas, Ageas shares, NYSE Euronext Brussels
Nearly half of large energy users (48%) believe political and regulatory uncertainty will hinder energy technology investment More than a third (35%) are struggling to convince leadership team to let them invest in new energy technology. The majority (56%) state … Read the full press release
Four-year plan to strengthen resilience and competitiveness LONDON, 12-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The EBRD Board of Directors has adopted a new country strategy for Mongolia which outlines the Bank’s investment priorities in the country for the next four years. The strategy … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Investment, United Kingdom
Tagged EBRD, investment, Irina Kravchenko, Mongolia
Major step forward in EBRD-managed decommissioning process LONDON, 12-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP) in Lithuania has taken another important step forward in the decommissioning process, managed by the EBRD, with the start of the hot trial, … Read the full press release
LONDON, 12-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The EBRD and the Energy Community Secretariat have signed a Memorandum of Understanding strengthening the organisations’ cooperation in the field of sustainable development with a focus on sustainable energy policy development in the Western Balkans, Moldova, … Read the full press release
LUXEMBOURG, 12-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Following his election to Mayor of Helsinki and the official appointment, Jan Vapaavuori has tendered his resignation from the post of Vice-President and Member of the Management Committee of the European Investment Bank (EIB) on 8 June 2017. Mr Vapaavuori took up the post of the EIB Vice-President on … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg
Tagged EIB, Jan Vapaavuori
Strengthening competitiveness and productivity for sustainable growth LONDON, 12-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The EBRD Board of Directors has approved a new strategy for Croatia which sets out the priorities for the Bank’s work in the country for the period 2017-21. The Bank … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Croatia, Energy, Gas & Oil, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, United Kingdom
Tagged EBRD, sustainable growth, Vedrana Jelušić Kašić
Long-term loan for investments in expansion COLOGNE, 08-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Cold rolled steel strip is used, for example, in the automotive industry, toolmaking or manufacturing of industrial equipment. The German Waelzholz Gruppe, headquartered in Hagen, North-Rhine Westphalia, is one … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Germany, Investment, Metals and Minerals
Tagged Cold rolled steel strip, DEG, Klaus Helsper, long-term loan, Waelzholz, Waelzholz Brasmetal, Waelzholz Group
STOCKHOLM, 01-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Skanska invests EUR 46M, about SEK 440M, in the first phase of the Brama Miasta office complex located in Lodz, Poland. The office building will be 15 stories high with a total leasable area of around … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Investment, Poland, Real Estate, Sweden
Tagged Brama Miasta, office complex in Lodz, Poland, Skanska
MOSCOW, 29-May-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — UC RUSAL (SEHK: 486, Euronext: RUSAL/RUAL, Moscow Exchange: RUAL/RUALR), a leading global aluminium producer, announces that it has entered into a new syndicated Pre-Export Finance Term Facility Agreement with the following key terms and conditions: … Read the full press release
Posted in Investment, Metals and Minerals, Russia
Live online seminar tackles topic of capitalism and the new consumer Houston, USA, 26-May-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Business innovator, Gary Douglas warns, “You cannot afford to ignore the demand for benevolent business.” International speaker and vocal advocate of Benevolent Capitalism, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Investment, Italy, Management, News, Small Business, Society
Tagged benevolent business, Benevolent Capitalism, Can capitalism really be benevolent, capitalism, Dr Dain Heer, Entrepreneur, environmental policies, Gary Douglas, Justine McKell, leadership, manipulating capitalism, new consumer, outdated idea of capitalism, responsible corporate practices, social policies, Steven and Chutisa Bowman, sustainability, Unilever
STOCKHOLM, 25-May-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Ovako, a Triton Fund III company, has launched the M-Steel Calculator, a digital tool based on the company’s Steel Navigator platform. It guides customers in identifying the right machine settings based on steel properties and cutting … Read the full press release
Posted in Industrial, Investment, Metals and Minerals, Sweden, Technology
Tagged digital tool, Göran Nyström, M-Steel Calculator, Ovako, Triton
LONDON, 25-May-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Today CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI / MI: CNHI) settled its offering of Euro 500,000,000 in principal amount of 1.375% notes due May 2022, with an issue price of 99.335% of the principal amount, which was … Read the full press release
Posted in Industrial, Investment, United Kingdom
Tagged CNH Industrial Finance Europe S.A., CNH Industrial N.V.
EQT Expansion Capital II to sell its entire investment in Roeser, a leading German manufacturer-independent distributor of medical supplies, to Sana Kliniken AG During EQT Expansion Capital II’s ownership period, Roeser has gone through two successful add-on acquisitions, a strengthening … Read the full press release
Posted in Investment, Sweden
Tagged EQT, EQT Expansion Capital II Limited, Roeser Group, Sana Kliniken AG, Vesa Koskinen
5,845 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects into Europe in 2016 mark a 15% year-on-year increase UK, Germany and France attract just over half (51%) of Europe’s FDI in 2016 56% of global investors say Europe will regain steady growth … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, Investment, United Kingdom
Tagged Andy Baldwin, EY, EY European attractiveness survey, foreign direct investment
FRANKFURT, 23-May-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Börse is now financial centre partner of national league football club Eintracht Frankfurt, having signed an agreement with Eintracht Frankfurt Fußball AG. This step marks the start of a premium partnership between Eintracht Frankfurt … Read the full press release
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